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JavaScript Foo or Flop?
By Jeremy | May 13, 2008
I know many people who downplay JavaScript and how cool it is. I personally love JavaScript and really enjoy writing web applications with it. These people contend that, while it is possible to write cool programs with JavaScript, it takes too much time to accomplish any really novel and useful items. The first thought that came to mind for me was, “Um, Google?” Since then I have just continued my nerdly adventures in the land of programming and have come across some pretty amazing projects written in JavaScript:
- Processing.js – This is a JavaScript library that implements the Processing Visualization Language. Check out the demos and you will see that it is pretty amazing.
- DHTML Lemmings – This is one of the best Amega games ever, completely implemented in JavaScript! Too bad he had people breathing down his neck for copyright infringement so he couldn’t finish making the game.
- Orto – The JavaVM written in JavaScript. You take the byte code and run it through Orto and out comes JavaScript that emulates your java code. It can even handle threads. How cool is that?
These are just three of hundreds, if not thousands, of amazing things people are able to do with JavaScript. I love JavaScript and while other technologies have their places, I intend to continue to develop in JavaScript for many days to come.
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